senate republican leader mitch mcconnell told cnn the president's plan could make a bad problem worse. >> and we have got the fiscal cliff coming at the end of the year. you know, what we ought to be doing is extend the current tax rates for anotheyearith a rd ruirent to t through comprehensive tax reform one more time. >> ifill: both campaigns are appealing to middle class pocketbooks at the same time they are adding record sums to their campaign coffers. romney and the republican national committee reported raising $106 million last month, outstripping the president and the democrats, who pulled in $71 million. outside fundraising groups are raising and spending millions more. all those dollar signs add up to a debate thacouleasi determine whicpartwinshe white house and the congress this fall. for more on the politics behind the policy, we turn to "newshour" political editor christina bellantoni and stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg political report." listening to the president just now, christina, i was interested when he talked about the pivot point we just mentioned. he said t